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' " 1 i
The Blue Ridge Railroad, and the Cincinnati
Connection.
Ono of the most magnificent enterprises
which has over engaged the attention
of onr people, is tno project
ibr connecting Charleston with th^
cities and valleys of the North West.
Inaugurated by the wisest and most
patriotic of our statesmen, and ever
bince the cherished object of their
hopes, it derives its claims upon ourrc
rgftvd as well from tlio discussions of
inoro than thirty 3'cavs of matured
wisdom and well-directcd thought,
the large expenditure of oapital which
has already been bestowed upon its
construction, and the incalculable advantages
which must rpsult to the people
of our Stato from its completion.
In carrying on this great work to
completion, wo will be only perfecting
that which was inaugurated in the
great railroad convention of 1836.1
and \rhu h after occunvincr the I
thoughts, uud enlisting the support of
the prominent men of South Carolina,
Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennossee, only
failod of success from the inability ol
Cincinnati (from a prohibition in its
charter) to lend its aid, as a corporation,
in the construction of the road.
A receut act of the Ohio Legislature
has removed this prohibition, and I
should the Itnoxvilto connection be
Adopted, and Cineinuati do its part,
we ma3r soon see realized the cherished
hopes, and soe demonstrated the
profound sagacity of those wise
projectors, who mpre fhen thirty years
ago selected this very route, and took
tho first step to its accomplishment.
Jlesides, South Carolina lias already
expended large sums in build
ing up her system of mil way 8, in
furthcrauco of this Western connection.
Her railway expenditures to
this end already amount to ?7,500,000,
" and the State 'at its rceent session j
pledged its credit to the Blue Ridge
Hoad to the amount* of $4,000,000.
Without any aid from Cincinnati, Ave
can build the road to Knoxville, and;
easily finish tho work in fourteen
months, and tho completion of only
one hundred and forty-eight miles ol
railway by that pity will accomplish
the long desired connection. We
xuus renuer uvaunuio xne vast sums
already expended, and reap the natural
and legitimate fruits of the work already
done.
The advantages of the connection
arc incalculable. Cincinnati is one ot
tho largest manufacturing cities in the
Union: and among the leading articles
of manufactures, are furniturool
?n l.:..a? l.. : a- i
an jviiiuBj diu>cs in iiiiiucusu iiuuiuuru,
every description of castings and hollowware,
hardware and wooden ware
pf every description, vehicles of all
kinds, and the best agricultural implements.
BcsideS the rich valleys and
fertile meadows of Tennessee, Kentucky
and Ohio, would supply us with
an Immense amount of cheap grain?
would cheape^ 'flour $4 to $5 per barrel,
and bacotf at least 5 cents per
pound. In return for these and for
its coal and other mineral products,
we would send to the West, salt, sugar,
coffee, moIasBoa and other tropical
fruits from the seaboard and our own
great staples from the interior.
But whilst Cincinnati fully appreciates
the advantages of a connection
with the seaboard, she hesitates between
the'Atlantic coast and the Gulf
of Mexico?between the routes bjKnoxvill?
and Chattanooga. At the
recent meeting of the Joint Committee
of the Common Council and Board
of Trado, the advantages of the Itnoxville
route werd proased by President
Harrison and Chief Enginoer Xjow, oi
the Blue liicjge Jioad, by Directors
and Chief EogiJicerB of thoEos*. Tennessee
Hoads. and bvflnr?vnnr Sonf* nf
-this Stato and others. These advantages
are thus" briefly. stated in the roport
of J. B- jLafitte, Esq., $o tfoe City
Council pf Charleston :
" The distance from Cincinnati to
Knoxville via Paris, London, Elk Gajfc,
and other minor points, is 274 mttej,
of which lllo are completed and ih
actual operation, and 15 (more aru
graded and tfeady foffctae-ifkn, U'-Wing
only 148 tailes of' rda?'-*to?be built.
Tbo roads already built can be ~parchasod
at araodemto priccpcertainly
not exceeding what it would coat, to
construct tbem, i??d Cuwjinnafci'woald
tbag-- own and. feoatrol tb* entira lioe
to I?ilo:u?Ule> though owned hy:>tbree
distinct cprpo^t^,; would: lie virtually
controlled by ono>*?d,
interest, .A&d~~tb^ veatire^ lino from
Cb&r}e^n fa Ci^a^U-wo^ ol
_ - - -
mm?w wmvm
^?ny ^
mote tfaf iWjptatf *4 09fte?^ IO
i ." !0i? d!sUftqt.,<ft*n?
^7 tbeprpvo^ ^^
via Chftwood, U 358 miles, of \yi^
112 mile* etft.(8yppl8ted>-aDd, 10 mile*
S5$3M!K3ffi
^rttailM>?. i, r. i 11 irMIMrttfli
"Tho mlvnntrt.ten of the Knnxvlllo
route in the nlioiiiioHd of tho lino to
<>o huitt ui*o too umuiltal io require
Itirlhur roinmont. Tho greater udvnutittfeti
>!' tho coiuitutlonii to bo
uiuUe ttl tl?e respoetiv* termini ur? nt
tenet equally no.
" The iliatutK'o ftitm Cincinnati to
Chuttanooga via Knoxviilo l<y tho
proposed routo to lvnoxville, and hy
tho Kftxt Tennessee and Georgia ltailma?l,
now in'netual operation, tlieuec
to Clmttnnoo^a, is 38li miles or onlv
28 miles more than by tho Cutwood
route. At Chattanooga tho proposed
lino to that plaoe would havotwqeonneetions,
to-wit; tho Wills Valley
(Railroad now in proooss of construction,
and the Western and Atlantic
Railroad now in operution to Atlanta
Gin., via Dal ton. Dallqu is situated
3S miles to the southeast of Chattanooga,
and is the terminus of the Ea*t
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, dis
tant 110 miles from Knoxville by that
railroad, tho connection between
Knoxvillo an4 Chattanooga being
mado by a branch road diverging
westwardly from tho main lino ai
j Cleveland. Dalton being a common
I point to both routes, is thoroforo the
true point to be considered in estimating
the advantages to be derived
from a connection with the Western
and Atlantic Ruijroad to Atlanta, the
great railroad centre of tlio State oi
Georgia, Dalton, it will bo seen by
adding together the distances already
stated, is 39G miles from Cincinnati
by ti?e proposed line to Chattanooga,
and only 384 miles by the proposed
Knoxvlllo route. Th? mm unlit nv\
advantage gained by Cincinnati in
building tho line to Chattanooga, is
the gain of 28 miles in making a connection
with the Will's Vallcv Road,"
r 1
But whatever may be tho action of
Cincinnati in the premises, every consideration
of policy seems to urge the
speed}' completion of our own I'oad to
Knoxville, w'ncli in any event would
soon open up to us tho rich tide of
agricultural and manufacturing wealth
which would flow from tho cities and
valleys of tho Wpst,
I TiiQ Eijd of tjjo Railroad War.
We are pleasod to hear froru the
Augusta papers, that the differences
between the South Carolina Railroad
company jvud the Columbia, and Augusta
Iliulroad Company bavo at last
been brought to a satisfactory termination,
These differences involved a
difficulty between the first named
company and tho city of Augusta,
and wo hail this amicable adjustment
us iv pledge oi' pence and fraternity be
tween the two States fur the future ;
"Tho terms of this treaty which
has been concluded are, accordiug tc
the Chronicle and Sentinel, substan
dully as follows:
"Tho Columbia and Augusta Hail
road agree to pay to tho South Carolina
Railroad tho sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars in the bonds of th<
ibrmor corporation, to be "taken b}
the lattor at par value; and in con
sideration for this amount the Soutl
Carolina Railroad agrco to allow th<
Columbia and Augusta Road to inter
sect the track of the former at tin
'turn table," one mile on the othei
sidp of the Savannah river, and tfio usi
of the track across tho bridge ove:
tho Savannah and along Washington
street, to the Union Depot in this citj
until the sixth of January, 1870, b}
which time the bridge of the Colnm
^ . . w. ro . "T- ~
bia Road will, it is thought,. be finish
ed?tho time and manner in whiel
the track is to bo thus used to bo dc
termined, in case of a disagrcemen
between tho other parties, by th
President of tho Georgia Railrod.
"Tho Gity Council of August
agrees fogrivnt to these two ,3*ailroa<
Companies the freo uso of the Wash
injrton-Stroet truck in n*?rnrtfcnit.?
? t-i- \'~j
The track to bo used by them 01
equal terms, and it, together witl
the street, to bo arranged and kept ii
thorough repair at the expenses o
the two roads; and all d6U&lrH?trdot!
whioh they may have to use in con
neeting their tracks with a commoi
depot t6 be kept in the samo tfianne
ander the direction of the streets an<
j_. ii i
arairs crmmiuce. ii' any otherv.roa<
shall herehftcr desire to' use 'thos
' stfeets conneoting these''toads' ^witl
the con^uion ddpot; for the ^'urp'Oko o
entering tl>e city, it shall be 'allotyc<
to do so upon such term* as thd'May
or of Augusta and the tiripetfftien
dents of the Georgia and Maori tt am
Augusta Ifsillroad,' constltittlrf^ '
board of referees, may deterrijiatefv"Th0
t#6 iaflrtoad dompani^l Mjfbp
to in&fcwinify the oityfor all dfrtnfcge
obtained from it in consequence of th
running of their
rttk&eJ#;'C ii' t*u ft ii\tx u \
' "The City Council
th? South Carolina RailrondTrbr
iJMlpywmtr QO b tfral-t* *ft H' &&
, relative to d;8cnmination* li|^lfrff
, A-b^Seta!
faris, ?xoapt. on the linor -BWM
, ChArlestOtt rtrk!' thU i&
ktafcMtlW*<- ?** IrWspttfhibifld
]Ag&ia?tth?tMngteto fcUd'uing-thi-ao^b
the^Wetiat &
&?d.Aqgfe?t* Bfttitoetf
Carolina Bailread promise to M^U^p
litigation&< * '. % ^ ???>)$
- .- ' '" ;it
9HST Our correftpondefit' "!?<>&?&?$
in bisco?nnrimn?ii tUU weak o&tt
rmirf " n i^iiittfi^hii^iir' jfitillifl
KfoUon Raton*
Tlio following nru tlio return* sc
tur tts revolved i
KKMttAW.
Tho election ior County Commissioner
anil Coroner resulted in f?.
vorot* Messrs. James F. 8iithorlaiMl
'ami John S. Meroney, tho cumlil<l<ttna
nf flirt xnlniiul I'l"
j %??w Wt I'VUJ^IVt JL Ll\
Canden Journal says :
j Tncrc being no regular oppot?i
iJtion, but little interest wuh tnnni
, i tested) and onl y about nino hundred
votes were east, ot which near seven
hundred wero pollyd in Cam
den.
York.
Partial returns from York Conn
' ty leave little doubt of the electioi
j of Crook, the Democratic candidate
for County Commissioner.
UNION.
Full returns have not been re
Iceivcd, but sufficient to indicate
'I tho election of John Ilenrv Gall
; j man, Democrat, over Drury D. Go
; iugs, Kadieul, by iv very large lua
. jority,
i aEOHOETOWN.
! In Georgetown tho election wai
a spiritless ufiair. Very few votei
I j were polled in the town, and scarco
ly any white votes except perhaps
two or three who belong to tin
Kadleal rjnsj. The election result
cd as follows: County Commission
ers, Thomas I). McDowell and R
C. Busli; Coioner, V/. C. Munner
lyn,
nonnr.
In Horry the Radicals have beei
I handsomely beaten. Mr. J-ames C
i Uciitv \v:ts ph>rtr<rl mni'nKfuit'itirn In
ija majority of onfe hundred and six
,tv-oiirht, over all his competitors
i Mr. Beaty was a nienilier of the Ytl
s South Cavalry in the late war
Robert Levi..gston, Esq., was elect
jed County Commissioner by seven
j teen votes majority over all his com
; petitors.
j oltaxoeburg.
j E. J. Cain, (colored, Radical,
was elected School Commissioner
and W. It. Wcadwell, (Republican
elected Coroner.
LaVukns.?The Radicals claim t(
have carried Laurens County by s?ev
entv?five majority. It is said tha
the Democratic strength was divider
by the running of "independent'
; candidates. Very little interest was
jshown in the matter, and the poll ii
j not more than a third the strength o
(tlie parties, as shown in the Novcmi
ber elections. j
city of columbia.
Selectmen :??T. L. Neagle, Re
j publican, R. O'Meal, jr., D^mo
'erat, John E. Robertson, Republi
.'can.
j Township Clerk:?C.-F. Ilarri
; son, Democrat.
Surveyor :?Green "Washington
' I Republican, (eolorcd.)
"I TIlP I tlcl-At woo lino
ten by only ten to fifteen votes,
men LAND.
For Coroner, S. Thompson, Rc
! publican, received 1,252 votes; Vi
i T. Walker, Democrat, 1,045. Fo
' School Commiasiorciv NV E. Kd
. wards, Republican, (colored) 1,260
. TCev. A. It. Rude, Democrat, 889
j W. W. Adams, Democrat, G9.
3 The Fishing Party.?Tho fisliin
party, in which the young Inrlien art
gentlemen of our village mado up th
personnel, came off according to -pr<
vious announcement, on Saturda
last, at Calhoun's Creek, near Jib
' bridgo ; and was as pleasant an affai
' as fishing parties ever get t*> ho. Th
party was not as largo as it migl
havo been, but was perhaps moi
1 pleasant on that account. Tried b
" th? Latin rule that "a social part
should not number less than th
0 Graces, nor more than tho Muses,
the assembly on Saturday was incO!
veniently largo ; but not so accordin
to American notions of onjoymen
" All onjoyed themselves, and to thei
' heart's content. The Bun was warn
1 but the 8hado was cool ; the streai
1 was swift und the fish \Vere ehy ; bt
thoro werp other amusements bc9id<
aquatic, and other prizes to tempt tb
J skill and reward tho patience of tl
'* angler. A sumptuous repast sprea
1 beneath the umbrageous fpliago of tfc
1 leafy forest trees?a pleasant game <
croquet, and other attractions?coi
^ tributed to the goneral enjoymente
and to tho spaoiul gratification of tt
I "Junior," who returns on behalf <
himself (prosent) and his '?Senior
* (absent> their acknowledgments for
polite invitation extended, and (partly
accepted. Vf,
3 ? * '. ? ..! ,
ii Jce?Cream.?"We aro indebted. 1
Airs. Golding fo*- a saucer Of delicioi
B ico-croam, and for eemO slices of cat
9 as dolicjqus. Jtfrs. Goldtng i$ ad a*tr
ft i? -i.:iia.i ?.ic i
<u UV1 ; ?F*?JF?T"l? DftlUlUl unuicvc : J
e whM way bo called<x<xllt*a Oi
ofi-U^e "fine as aJUhe obildrt
d (smnlf, and grown-up,) will join as i
? Sl>9> ospooi^hr great upc
t cake and .M-cmyp, and eftpepWJI
m rttt^crfcam.' Reader pavo . you.
itead Charlies. fctnribV'disMrtatfbi
r apon "roast-pig'/J i If ^ot/do no, ar
n apply wfcat be; says, fco i^o-cream,;iaf
iJ tlien bewail the poverty of language
Q Bat instead of reading graceful ''Elji
I snd hdi
di ? -^sr < yoortelvw. ^Try ifee
Napoloon tnd Um PnoMh KtoUom
> Xftpotaon, ilio Third, in toothing
*h<)\v? lit a \vatulorJ\i! sagacity more
limn In preserving th*? netubUnco or
, suflVug* and the (brum of popular
. olucllun*, whilst exorcising tho moM
(dospotio powers. Tho rial basis ??l*
I his strength lios in the freedom lYom
! anarchy and tho Mocurity of person
hii(I property, which ho guarantees to
all; but ho not content to rely upon
these, but omits no occasion to appeal
| to the patriotism or minister to tho
vanity of tho most Impressionable'
people in Europe. IIo recently paid, J
with tho Empress, a visit to tho city
of Charges, and thus addressed the
people:
j j "Twenty yours ago when I was apj
pointed President ot' tho Republic, it
' j was the town of Chartreft which I first"
I visilcd. 1 have not lbrgotten the
I pleasing reception I met with, It
'was within your walls that I, oa the
> strength of 1113' good intentions, made
_ i my iirst appeal to tho spirit of conciliation,
calling upon all good citizens
to sacrifice for the pahlic good their
regrets and feelings of rancor. Today,
after seventeen years of peaceful
prosperity, I am about to speak to
gi I you in the sanu language, but with
j1 greater authority and confidence than
. I in I808. Once more I address myself
3i to the honest men of every party, inJvitjng
them to second tho regular ad
ivaneooi my government on the path
~ j of liberal progress which it has laid
"jdown, and to oppose insuperable resistance
to thost subversive passions
- which appear to revive only to threaten
the unshaken fabric of universal
siitl'i:ago. In a few days the people
^ will meet in their electorial comitia,
and will, I have no doubt, choose men
* j worthy of that mission of civilization
f | which wo have to accomplish.- 1
" count upon you, citizens of Chartres,
j because 3*011 are part of those eight
1; millions of Freehmen who have thrice
. i aeeoruou to meir Bunrages and bc-1
cause I know you arc animated with
. j anient patriotism ; and where geuuine
. | love of one's country reigns there the
best guaranties for order, progress,
and liberty cannot fail exist."
) Return of the Commissioners of
' j Elkction.?Tho Commissioners of
' | Election, after receiving tho report of
i the various Boards of Mnnamtra
i- Death: of Me. F. A. Calhoun.?"W<
g regrot to announco the death of Mr
t. F. A. Calhoun, a well-known citizer
r of our District, after a short illness
i, on Sunday last. Ilia disease was ar
to affeotion of the kidneys, and oeea
it sioned no serious apprehension anli
>s Saturday njght,.when it assumed ar
ie alarming character, and in spite o
ie medical aid terminated fatally on the
<1 next morning.
ie Tho deoeasod was a son of the lat?
>f Patrick Calhoun, and was hence i
ri- nephew of tho illustrious Caroline
? statesman. He had scarcely passci
ie the meridian of' life, and was still ii
sf tho primo of manly vigor. A mau ol
high integrity, of affable manners
u! and companionable Qualities, he wai
?
eluded (after a three days' deliberation,)
to adopt tho eamo without
1 [addition of modification or comment.
' This report differs in various particu'
jlars from the imperfect returns which
3 wc published lust week, and is substantially
as follows :
FOR TUB SENATE :
James S. Cothran, 1408
Lemuel L. Guffin, 1403
u FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS :
W. TT Tntrrroi'f 1JO"7
Edward VVe.stfield, 1403
I;. P. CJuffi", 1403
A. P.Conner, 1333
At P. Cforror,.. 72
for coroner:
l- .Robert Jones, . 1418
Jas. A. McCord,...... 1389
It will thus bo seen that Jns. S.
- Cothran (Democrat) has been elected
Senator?"YVm. ILTaggart (Democrat)
r ono of tho County Commissioners;
whilst there is a tie between Edward
| ;Vc8tfield (Democrat) and L. P. Giyffin
' (Radicul) for tho other vacancy ; and
somo seventy-two votes aro cluimed
? by A. P, Copner, (which -wero pollod
^ for A. P. Corror) which if concoded
c would give him a majority. And
j. Robert Jones (a Domocrut who was
y run upon the Radical ticket without
e his consent) a very acceptable man tc
ir all parlies, has been elected Coroner.
e Wo thiuU no better proof could be
offered of tho fairness of an clceiior
>e than this Report of the Commission
y era, who, after three days investiija
y tion, could find no ground for impeach
e ing its validity.
91 ?-j Jflfc Mi?
universally esieemcu ana respected
An Elder in the Presbyterian Church
a public spirited oltieen, a kind frienc
Lo ainl obliging neighbor, he'.wfta distio
10 gashed by a conscientious discharge
ie of duty to God and his fellow*. Ho
leases ft largo family, and man]
i? relatives and friends to TQOorn hii
?e sodden death. if > < ;
ia ' PotMS tri Tine P
Black.?bate had the-pleasure a
3t< examining a small volqme ofNnantf
is script poeiniiJ .b^ difr gifted yoonj
<J inend, now lately deceased, and fidi
,fj mdny Worthy ot prtbffcfition, atit
which fye will tfcke" an early oppot
tofcity of presenting to oarread&i
<? Whether of not on* Mend ha# '
r,- . : Si& v< fcriiit /; m fit.
:
4 ^. howevfr j^>? fclto
% iPMffefjfe xv-iKt 's/U '?''0U <je*jy ? fa .'<s.s
roll TttK AtlBRVILkK MRS**
Mft Kuiton t Your correspond,
dent, M Long Cnn?," soys ha lms
occasionally met a tmui who say*
that agricultural societies u do no
good." If there uro such men
among your readers, I say to them
|come let us reason together upon
this subject niul sco* what14 good "
similar societies are doing elsewhere.
First, there is in New York State,
an "American Poultry Society,"!
which has so far perfcctoci the
growth of fowls, that latterly aton<?
of their exhibitions a uhen hussy,"
sold a pair of lJrahnm Pootra
| fowls tor one hundred dollars, and
Iliad a pair of 44 White Doeskin"
'fowls for which he asked two hundred
dollars,
Second, Ihcro ave in almost all of
the Northern States, Horticultural
and Potnological Societies that have
redqced these arts to such a porfect
scienco, that a single description of
fruit or vegetable will often sell for
almost its weight in silver. For instance,
havo not some of your readers
this past season bought a few
ounces or perhaps pounds of the
Early Rose Potato at most exhorbitant
prices ?
Third, Pensylvama has horStock
Raisinj? Asoeiation. and in conse
quence, almost millions of money
arc brought into that State, in exchange
for her hogs alone. No one
knows the amount of money sent
from Abbeville alone, to oncBoycr
in Pennsylvania, for his White
Chester pigs, which I predict will
be a dcacl failure here ia less than
two more years.
Forth, There is at the IsTorth an
American Dairyman's Association,
in whose books are recorded the
names and owner's of nearly 200,
000 cows, and the number of quarts
of milch they give, and the number
pounds of butter and chcesc
made annually. In the year 1807,
over forty millions of pounds oi
cheese were shipped from the United
States to Liverpool alone. And
yet we as consumers, often pay exorbitant
prices for English cheese,
because we think them better than
A ?y% i\ ml ? At-* * 1 * Al
xiiuwiiuui, \> uvjii till: trinu ui till:
matter is, an English cheese i*
nover now-a-days brought into oui
market.
Fifth, There arc in the Northwestern
States Sorghum Societies
established solely for the purpose
of introducing into that fertile
country tlio several varieties o
Chinese and Afncau canes, and b^
specific culture to test the sacclia
rine valuo of each variety. Tet
[ years ago Northern made sugar \va;
, unkuowu; to-day millions o
I pounds of beautiful sugar are made
1 in those States, and it requires bu
little prophetic wisdom to torsee th<
fact, ere long the sugar tarift wil
1 comnel us to buv homn-mndn Rii"-nr
? -r ^ '-O
and that will be made in Yauk'et
I laud, because Sorghum sugar wil
be raado for about half of wlia
it costs to make Louisiana sugar
> These Sorghum Societies actually
publish monthly periodicals to in
> form their patrons of all the vari
i ous inventions, discoveries and im
- provemeuts in the machinery ne
- ccssary to grow the Sorghum cane
and make sugar easily.
Sixth, There are at the Nortl
Wool Growing and Wool Manu
} facturing Association*, which cxcr
cise a concert of action to benefi
1 themselves, and thereby practically
> ! 1 111 11 |?n flio inmrAWHAoaMr.
a?ijUkV IUV DViUOU) U"I'" ^6' V^OQI V
1 Southern planter. In South Aracri
j ca the finest sheep are worth but i
( song, perhaps seventy-five centa . i
f head, and wool pan be had for tin
, asking, and why ? One. amon<
other reasons is, tho above associa
> tions by their concert of action, in
i finance United States Congression
k al Legislation to such an extent
' that a prohibitory tariff is place*
1 upon the importation of wool, an<
^ hence wo who are consumers ar
tl /.% * J *i t ? ?
' compelled to pay aeariy ior tue cas
sipipres and woolen goocjs we wear
and the manufactures demand i
| high prico for these articles, be
t caqse the ,fyool monopoly pf th
? country requires it, ,.;f
Why should not the. cotton .planter
t of tho South control the maoufacturie
i as tho wool growers of the $Tooth di
the woolen manufactories of the I^ni
ted StatoB9...This qaofition. is easily
and correctly answeredby freniindinj
f oar people, that we have no# v'|fattoi
J growing associations < scattfcrMr; al
. over the Southern States... v v .,
I Seventh. Qtyje price of; labor $t'-th<
I North is as fixed as the price of an]
_3 other merchhntihJe commodity, oob
- siquontly. the employe* p?y? hie jpb
h by tho hoar, day month ae he vroaU
t bay his crothingi?^RccordiiSg to quel
V Off* good hmai "will ]Jttom
dnifr tjm
i innirfl -umvcti&imiAoy**:
* * *b?? ftMOciftiidnU' JjSt ti^)p?irie o
, labor ?u? they do of *?ev?thing eUe
if?w, k fafiLtWoW jof . thftv South1
i Quittfim ftrtr r hlamlf' ' jiofti. k(/>n
r "'Hllff'' ?Mtk M?/(tql
I jwif ^ #||W whlltt jtliMi
wM^rth*
HiTrY^i^i'in'iiniiai^viiiriiii i i mil iiv
MRnHHMMMMnm
laltor gr*hi\? to day worth twlco w
much a? ll wm before tho war, nnd
yet the laborer demand* hit buahe!
of wheat for a day's work, thongl
tho labor h? worth inoro to-day than
It wa$ tea years ago. (jiv? n* a tbor
oughty organised Agricultural Societ)
liUowiso, and tho privo of labor wil
l?o regulated bore, ua it is at tin
j North,
Mr. Editor, If I have not sai<
enough to convliuTftriTia* greatest op
pouent to AgriMmtKalQ^oatalies o
th^ir worth. I must^vitlrhold ^iir
met* arguments and pfonouneoT&iu
In^Ephraim and let him alone, for J
ftfpr hi is juined^lo his idols.
\ > Truly,
\\ ) ^oasKiN.
?1- y
STATE TAXATION, V
The assessment of taxable property
real and personal, is the "Shue is vjpx
complete, and wo print "Wio tsihlo
lliis morning which show the result
By them it will he seen that the prop
orty subject to taxation is as follows
Ileal property . S121,171,08!
Personal property....28,851,25
Total $101,022,31:
Upon this-amount there is loviei
the following Stato tax:
ami*
For general purpose Stato
i irovenuuent 3
| Interest ol'State debt 3 75--10
School purposes .40-10
Total..., 7 00--10
This tux ef three-fourths of on
per cent. will produce $l,2.'jO,IU<
| w11i 1 o111o Appropriation bill passed :i
|tbe lust session of tbo Legislatm1
jexpressly limits the total amount t
be assessed, and fixes it at not exccet
jing one million of dollars.
Under tbe old system of State ta:
, ation, as is generally known, muc
valuable property was returned at
, nominal rate. No account was take
|of the value of improvements, an
'some of the most important in teres
'.in the State escaped taxation all<
'! gethcr. G rossincome's from all trade
[and profbssions, and tho gross r
eeipts of merchants wore, hovvcve
j heavily taxed. In 1SGG, for inslanc
! the tax on land was 30 cents on evci
, $100, while the tax on gross sales '
j wares, goods and merchandise wi
. i GO cents on every $100, on iticoim
. from employments and professions '
J on every SI00, and on incomes fro
! commissions $5 on every 3100. Th
i inequality in the rate of taxatio
land tho fhet that business men
' all kinds were compelled to pay
: heavy tax on their gross receipt
; whether their business resulted in lo
^ or profit, caused' tho burden of tax
? lion to weigh with numbing for
- upon tho cities and towns, whilo tl
l country dibtricls were comparative
3 j free from oppressive taxes. It w;
f; therefore, thought proper to chanj
? the wholo system, and to bring eve,
I class of property upon tho Tax bill
%jitstruo valuation. This was prop
j jsed to bo accomplished by the ti
ilaw of 18G8?one of tho most conl
' Isedand COnfusinur hiws ever nflonti
? " r'
* in this or any other State. The go
oral policy of tho law was, liowcvc
1 wise, the intention being to a9soss i
property at its market value, auil
v tax nothing but acquired propert
- The merchant was to return for tax
- tion the bal?nco' to his credit aft
. deducting his current liabilities. T1
. professional man or clerk roturni
only the valuo of his personal propt
ty. In every instance tho aim beii
rj to tax only what tho person taxi
was worth in real and personal estal
(1 Tho exemptions were but few in riui
bcr. Had the tax law been clear ai
explicit, and bad its enforcement be<
V entrusted to intelligent men, the 1
Q turns would doubtless havo be(
- much more satisfactory than they ai
a But tho asscssora were, for tho mc
a part, ignorant and inexperienced, ai
G it is a matter for surpriBo that an
t thing liko a complete return shou
. have been made. One point mnv I
noticed in passing. Under tho ne
constitution no poll tax may ho levi<
cxccpt for cducationul purposes,
j that tho colored people of the Sta
escape all taxation for tho gener
purposes of tho State Govornmei
0 They voto and make laws, but .tl
* white people alone supply the mom
'? to carry on the government of tl
a State and redeem its financial crqd
i- In considering tho amount of tax
? ble property jo tho State under tl
new system, it may be romarkod th
' in I860 our whole taxable proper
g was sot down at $548,138,754, ipej
sive Qf $Ue slave property, ;whjuh rftt
N bo set dov?n at $16Q,962,400, Gove
j nor Scott estimated that thero shou
j be not loss than >1300,000,900 of pro
_ erty m* basis of taxation,. This, v
a St . ?* '.L . 'if.
1 said at the time, was an excessive c
timate. The value of property, of j
4 kinds hfui been decreased jby tl
erbanfcTpatlon ot slaves, and if tl
TM>ATNAt*4 TT 4 t% A ^4 L
rniiwiu yi "J ?|jy, OM?VV| Ul/fV
I tta gl^ve property dSW
a, than,'fc^OCLOOO^O00 in
' V- ^ y? jT - i'ji J? ' v A ' ft'OAA AAl
. amonot would not exceecl JRpQfOO<
Kwffl
? mijBs MJwtojI
*#%8*jraWB5P sWkaw
fejgtiiiiiiiSriA-' ivT) 'iiiiifiiiiiiiii
i Tho ponttntajp of tho Amounts
> added by the Bonrdof Kqualiitiilhih
I show a xvltlo variutiou. li% Orange*
i burg the hwoaument wns rained l\tmi
i $1,444,069 to #4,832,207, or 300 per
-1 cent. In Kershaw tmd Marlboro' tho
[nwrsAmoiit was douulod. In thejCity
1 of Charleston tho increnso is 25 per
i eent. We huvo no means of knowing
ut present whether tho uiorensod
1 assessment was made by imnplo rule
- of thumb, or whethor it was founded
I* on information in possession of tho
- .board. Upon this branch of tho subi
V'lt #,.e country papors can doubtlefe*
After flU, th^w^ist important qnesifo^ii^
tl/js connwtion is, what will
bo of tho new system in
. ucuncm ting" more, gflually tho burden
of taxation ? Tlii^K^c may bo able
to ascertain. For tho year ending ,
October 1. 1807, tho aggregate taxol^1
y. wero $474,849, of which amount tho
s "City of ..Charleston paid $157,197, or
33 jyr (Mint. For tho year ending
Oetobei^I, t8G8, tho aggregate taxes
. were $4.r>9,3?%_of which amon^ the
3 City of Charleston paid 811^J0\or
j 21 per cent. For the present ^*ar
_ t^c total tax will' be $1,230,168, of
2 which amount the City of CliarlesI
ton will pay 6277,184, or 22 per cent.
Richland, including tho City of Columbia,
paid in the j*ear ending October
1, 1808, the sum of $11,029 for
fl : nr 9 f?5t r?i?i? nnnt r\f
011?i tho present 3*car, Kicbland will
0 pay 84S, 501, or 3 94 per ccnt. of tho
- j whole.
0| Without going into any further d>
e j tails, we may remark that tho rale of
ij | taxation, three-fourths of one per
it ccnt., is flu* higher than wo bad rca'O
son to expect, and far higher than it
? would have hccii if the Stato had had
1- an honest and economical government.
Tho convention which framed the
c- .constitution under which we livo eost
h. {.ho State ?115,000. Tho special bcs- j
Vision of the Legislature, the first held
n j under that constitution, eost $130,000.
d I The estimate of the supplies required
for tho current year, as reported by
o-;thc Comptroller-General, Oc.tobcr 31,
-a i01)S, was Dllt Ullt the t RX
e- .assessm ^nt amounts to $1,230,000,
r? | which is 5230,000 more than is auc>
thorized to be asscssscd by the Ap*y
jpropriation .bill itself, which says:
^"Provided thero shall not bo assessed
Is: and collected under tho provisions of
28 jthis act an amount oxceedi'ng ono mil
>- lion dollars."*
These aro tho things to which we
18 object. Wo felt that it was necessary
n? to resume the payment of interest 011
?* the State debt, and aro willing to be
a taxed in whatever degree may be nee *>
essary for that purposo. But we eonsa
tinuo to protest against the shameless
:i" policy which creates oflico after offieo
ce that hungry Radicals may bo ap110
peased ; which keeps in session week
after week the negroes and hybrids
l8i | who make up ninetocn-twcntietlm of
?c the Legislature, for no other purpose
'"3* than that the members may live upon
at tho State ; which treats South Carol0"
lina as a mino in which every knave
*x may dig, and lias no other object but
to nUlkfi Vlf-li flifi nr?nil? mlit!"1"" ? ?
v MVVVIJ jlUllklViali miu
unscrupulous 2?e\v England deman*
For the present our bands
M*' are tied ; but wo have the consolation
v" of knowing tbat tho State is bccomto
ing stronger daily, despite the stealing
'J** and lying of the .Radical officials, and
u* that as soon as the government is reer
turned to the keeping of upright men
the rates of taxation will be lowoi-.ed,
anjl there will be no barrier between
!r" our peoplo and a substantial and enduring
prosperity.?Charleston News.
ad _
Le.
Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 3, 18G9.
3d W. B. Siiaw, Esq., General Agent
Bn Equitablo Life Assurance Society?
-q. Dear Sir?As counsel forL. C. Wilson
un n.nd It. E. Bowie, administrators of
o. the estate of John II. Wilson, deceas,9t
ed, wo cannot refrain from thanking
ltj you and "the Eqnitablo Life Assury.
anco Society" which you represensfor
|j tho very prompt manner' in which
be you have paid tho policy UDon tho
lW life of Mr. Wilson, amounting to the
ed sum of ten thousand three hundred and
bo Jtfiy-rix dollars and six cents,($10,866.06.)
to , me uompany seemed to hare not
nl the slightest hesitation, .and certainly
interposed no delays abont the payhe
ment. Tho ordinary proofs were dejy
layod a short time waiting for letters
[ie of administration, which was not
it, their fault.- As soon iho papers
:a. could bo sent forward the monSy Was
lie fully arid promptly paid by check on
at 2<ew York. The company needs no
ty higher recommendation than is'conii
tained in this statement;'' In thfe
ky namo.of the heirs, adminJetratortand
ijr- creditors of Mr. vWilsOn, wo thank
Id. j-oa; V h'r.j ii ; <
p. Yotn* rsspeetfnlljr, i
re ; PARKinl1 ;
wtMWBffe**! !;\;"
Jh ' .? if 1 .. 2?i ' a \Av
h in.. J .! <<.o ^?i
Bead the ce.nl nf Mr? T X!,
^ Noland, and take him yoor furniture
M if you wish it to be made as good and
ap pretty as ne^y; ?i* j? ip need of
-j tofa JL U6f 2''fori* -c.-fT >?? L\
|!^ ' ?f 1
mmmmmmmrrnmtmmmmmm
PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY
MAY TflUt, 1881.
Tlio Grand Jury of Abbevlllo
County bog leavo to make tho fellowing
presentment:
That, according to tho Instruction?
of the Court, they have visited and
inspected tho I'ubllu llulldings ; and
they renew tho rceomtneadatlou of
tho last Grand Jury; that-an ordwrtar
passed to repair tho furoituroof tho
Couft-roomJ (ic rk ? Qfttoc, ami especially
of tho Jail, including tho woll
and out-bfttldinga iri the Jail yai4*!?'
By committeo they visited tf??Poor
House, and tako pleasure In
stating that they found tho inmatort
r?n*v?olvl? ?-J ~ '
lou.u (uiu uuiiivniou, nnu well
plcused with the kind and efifeidut
management of tho Stewart, Mx..
Guilleocau.
The Grand Jury unanimously cim-'
cur in tho opinion ibnt. sodqo rulo
fiuld bo adopted for scaling or re^
;ing debts contracted beforo tho.
r. Great hardship aijd injiiette?
ist result, if tho courts enforce the
collection of those dobts to tho "attofmast
farthing."
They have been informed that in
the upper counties of the State, Jiitfes
havo adopted tho. rule of unifomiilyv
giving a verdict for one-half the original
debt without, interest; and it i?,
believed that AbbeviHo is tho "only
County in tho State in whiuh.some
such practice does not prevail. The
Grand Jury think that tho ratio of
one-half tho original debt or less, Is
about as equitable a basis ofr sfttil*
meut as any that can bo puugeated,
and. therefore earnestly recommend
it to the adoption of tho co.ui'ts and
the people.
By the authority and in tokedf ?f'
the Grand Jury.
?11. A. CITIES,
Fen* emails
~~ CONSIGNEFA
Tho following uauaed parsons bavofreight
in tho IX>poi at Abb.evillo :
J A Norwood, DuPro. C Cox, H T" .
Tiistiu, A E-lwards, Mi DonaM Norwood
& Cr>. ft?ker ?fe Clinkscafo, W Moore ?k
Co. W D Murs & Co., A B W?rd4t*w,
W Wilson, A J Furgnson, W 11 Psitker, .
Trobridge & Co. O T Porcher,. A J Cliulc**
scales, Cmhs Evans.
EXJtf^S.?M:uE B Sharp, W G
Momu^PRi. Put'on, W 11 PUrk?r, Mi'?.
Ft flB^Jmnan. Dr A M Lnllirop,. P S>
Uutlege, Mrs MAP L'pford, C T HaskelL
t\ t? oa\tt\t tixti
XJ. -U. OUil-L'ljJ'j I ,
A^ent.
ggBMHBBgHS ggggg I ?'
Markets.
-r-^-rrr-i ggfeafclsfca '
New York, June 21?Noon.?Cottott '
firm ?nd quint, at 29$(?-80. :? i
*7 P.M.?Couou a ?h??le firmer withk
shI^R of 4,000 hales, at 3d. ,
Adoubta, June 2.? Ootton mnrknt firmer
villi Bales of &15 LuIub?mitidliDsr
97 J
charleston,. June 3 ?i-Cotlo? in jpod
(lfniHiul, niul advanced fe. 'h a>*!os of 600
bales middlings 284. v ' '
" 11 ?13~ ' || !'{* Its
ASmai w TisikSavib Sine?If you ?
couch, do vol luqlect it;' tliuuaaiidii go to an *
uuliny-ly grave by, hegleptiHg .what <J?4y ??W.i
' ? slight cold." There sliglit colda ire v?-ry
insidious. Th?y booh de?-p ?r?ted. *iA
dt-fy all iv niedi*3. Pr. Tutt'n Ejtp?cU>i/?nUwill t
core it. It ran heha-l of any Druggist. '
This valuable prena-otion for saU by Vftrkk^ J
<5 'I Uotnsorv and ?V. IV Peujyay.
M?y >l.?809?4-2t ~ '* '
li... . _ *9!mma9!sm
MILLINERY!
. ; v 7. M '
WE fbal! fteeke next w<aek-?cotb?r
small lot of &li?lioerj% r . ;T
Wti will receive Sun Do Was eofdiigb! to
supply Abljeville ljiatrlWi,-1
FOWLEE &McDOKAXD;,
June 4 18U&, ft?tf .. ( j
F~OWLERA rfcD0XAM>A^w
in Aboevilte lor lUe *?lt> of, AC. Ri|tr i ^
it-rick <t Co., celobntUs'l p?pe/ patterns of
Garments for Ladies, Hi*fee?' Boys' Mid-.
little Children/ PktteftM of; alV-tttV-'mW'-*mjles
of garment) Qlwpji'go band.-; yJ
June-4 1809, <6f-tfA- :
TO FREEr^CHOOL
TEACftfiHS.
<1 f ??.?. 7 7
ABBEVILLE. 3. C.^MAY 5,1869. ;
: loir, it n
1 EACnLNTG BBNBFlOIARTBSof
thn 17i>pa Rnhnnl TftinA 5?v
?. . W Mvuwi ?-uwv.j in WWW VVWUVjr
of Abboville, S. C., are rbqaeited 1
forwdrtl the amount of: their- acccwiitB
immediately for tho year ooijitnonqipg [
October 31st,. 1867, to,. October )3^I?,X
18G8, to II.. J. Lomax,.; Se"hool;P^'nu:
misaionor, Abbeville, ?>.,0.* as tho tiuxa
expires /, 7, -f
' ' n a r-' r * - ,! 1? J jL. ? - ?
H. J. LOMAX.
Jnne 4, '
Stockholder's Meetfii^' \,s\
, CfIAUt4iTTK * bOUTU CAROLINA it. It. 0k" ,'Co| ,l,(.t??,,h
tnp 7ih day of Jvily next,,at 12.o'clock M., to *
/oomlcle*; lt?? qu^icM O? ?fo/o?ro^HWeo&&)ii- *?eater
kuoh jUjciwliiUtiod, iii: ,7 31 l) **X
TrmXffl?
mi :-u i |?xa
> SADDUEIi j i AND riMApMESS^WMfifl^os;
?l?Mpiss^'
'" ' Vi .^1'JiXrfiCt1 of
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